Let’s get together!
Creating and building connections with friends and family is essential for happiness, and it’s good for your physical wellbeing, too. We explore a few beautiful places, where you can celebrate, unite and relax with loved ones
FOR A BIG FAMILY GATHERING WITH KIDS
Enjoy a Cornish Christmas with the extended family in a cosy chalet at Gwel an Mor, Portreath
‘LOOK, IT’S A UNICORN!’ I shout. ‘It’s a reindeer, mother,’ says my 14-year-old teen, rolling his eyes. ‘A unicorn, a unicorn,’ squeals a chorus of my nieces, four, seven and nine. ‘The unicorn has come to help pull Santa’s sleigh,’ says my son, winking at me over their heads. Day two, and we are all finally bonding at our annual Christmas break with the whole family.
No, not in Lapland, but at Gwel an Mor in Portreath, Cornwall, a five-star resort, high on a hill overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. But, with its Scandinavian cabins and residence eco lodges, we could very well be on Santa’s ranch. Cosy, with wood-burning stoves in each cabin and a hot tub on the deck to relax in, you can watch for his sleigh’s progress in the dark sky above every night. Most cabins house five to six people, perfect if two families want to be together, but prefer to go to their own base at night.